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IntraSwitch 5324
User’s Manual
Asanté Technologies, Inc.
821 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131
www.asante.com
1.800.662.9686
July 1997
Part Number: 06-00316-01 Rev. A
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Copyright 1997 by Asanté Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual, or any associated artwork, software, product, design or design concept, may be copied, reproduced or stored, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means mechanical, electronic, optical, photocopying, recording or other- wise, including translation to another language or format, without the express written con- sent of Asanté Technologies, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Trademarks Asanté
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Table of Contents List of Figures ........................................................................ix List of Tables..........................................................................xi Preface .................................................................................xiii Asking for Assistance ....................................................................xiv Contacting Technical Support ................................................xiv Manual Contents ..............
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Installation ........................................................................ 2-1 Installing the IntraSwitch...............................................................2-2 Installation Guidelines.............................................................2-2 Power Requirements........................................................2-2 Environmental Requirements...........................................2-2 Cooling and Airflow .........................................................
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Setting Up For Management ........................................... 4-1 IntraSwitch Management...............................................................4-2 Overview.................................................................................4-2 Management Scenarios.....................................................4-3 Out-of-Band Management........................................................4-4 In-Band Management...............................................................4-6
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Configuring Auto-Negotiation .................................5-23 Configure RMON Parameters.........................................5-24 Configure MAC Forwarding Table Parameters...............5-25 Displaying the MAC Forwarding Table....................5-26 Finding an Entry in the MAC Forwarding Table......5-27 Setting the Age Out Timer.......................................5-27 Configure Spanning Tree Parameters.............................5-28 Enabling/Disabling Spanning Tree on ALL Ports....
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Troubleshooting .................................................................A-1 LED Indicators........................................................................ A-1 Supported MIBs.................................................................. B-1 RMON (RFC 1757) ..................................................................B-1 Statistics............................................................................B-1 History Group..................................................
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Power Specifications....................................................... C-2 Environmental Specifications.......................................... C-2 Standards Compliance..................................................... C-2 Mounting Options ........................................................... C-2 Redundant Power Supply................................................ C-2 Management Menu Tree ...................................................D-1 Index..............................
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List of Figures Figure 1-1 IntraSwitch 5324 front panel........................................ 1-2 Figure 1-2 IntraSwitch 5324 back panel........................................ 1-2 Figure 2-1 Connecting the power cord to the IntraSwitch........... 2-4 Figure 2-2 Mounting rack bracket on the IntraSwitch .................. 2-5 Figure 2-3 Applying rubber feet to bottom of IntraSwitch chassis 2-6 Figure 2-4 IntraSwitch cabling scenarios....................................... 2-9 Figure 2-5 Connect
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Figure 6-2 Statistics screen (page one of two) ............................................ 6-4 Figure 7-1 RMON Parameters Menu............................................................ 7-3 Figure 7-2 RMON History Group Menu ...................................................... 7-4 Figure 7-3 Add RMON History Control Group entry................................... 7-5 Figure 7-4 Display RMON History Control Group entry ............................. 7-6 Figure 7-5 Display RMON History Statistic
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List of Tables Tools and Materials Required ...............................................................1-8 Factory Default Configurations.............................................................1-9 Installation Overview............................................................................2-3 10Base-T Cable Guidelines....................................................................2-7 10/100TX Port Cable Guidelines..........................................................2-7 10/1
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DRAFT Preface Page xiii Friday, July 25, 1997 3:09 PM Preface This section explains how to contact Asanté Technical Support. It also provides an overview of the manual’s chapters, document conventions, and intended audience. This chapter contains the following sections: ❏ Contacting Technical Support — page xiv ❏ Chapter Contents — page xv ❏ Document Conventions — page xvi ❏ Audience — page xvi
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Preface Page xiv Friday, July 25, 1997 3:09 PM Preface Asking for Assistance Contacting To contact Asanté Technical Support: Technical Telephone: (800) 622-7464 Support Fax: (408) 432-6018 Fax-Back: (800) 741-8607 Internet mail: support@asante.com World Wide Web site: http://www.asante.com Bulletin Board Service (BBS): (408) 432-1416 ARA BBS (guest log in): (408) 432-1416 AppleLink mail/BBS: ASANTE FTP Archive: ftp.asante.com Technical Support Hours 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Ti
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Preface Page xv Friday, July 25, 1997 3:09 PM Manual Contents Manual This manual introduces the IntraSwitch 5324 Ethernet switch and describes its installation, configuration, troubleshooting, Contents and available network management functions. This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices: Chapter/Appendix Description 1 Introduction Describes the IntraSwitch 5324, its package contents, features, switching capacity, management options, and factory defaults. 2 Instal
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Preface Page xvi Friday, July 25, 1997 3:09 PM Preface Chapter/Appendix Description Appendix B, Provides a list and description of the MIBs “Supported MIBs” supported by the IntraSwitch. Appendix C, Provides a list of the IntraSwitch 5324’s “Technical technical specifications. Specifications” Appendix D, Provides a one-page map of the “Management IntraSwitch’s Local Management Interface. Menu Tree” Document This manual uses the following conventions to convey instructions and informatio
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DRAFT 1 Introduction This chapter is an introduction to the IntraSwitch 5324. It provides an overview of the switch and describes its features, management and configuration capabilities, switching capacity, and factory default settings. This chapter contains the following sections: ❏ IntraSwitch 5324 — page 1-2 ❏ IntraSwitch Components — page 1-3 ❏ Configuration/Management — page 1-4 ❏ Switching Capacity — page 1-5 ❏ Features — page 1-6 ❏ Package Contents — page 1-7 ❏ Tools and Materials — pa
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Introduction IntraSwitch 5324 The Asanté IntraSwitch 5324 is a high-performance, manageable Ethernet switch that offers 24 10Base-T ports, one 10/100TX port, and two optional Media Independent Interface (MII) expansion slots. The MII expansion slots allow for the addition of 10/100TX, 100Base-FX, or 10Base-FL connections. See page 2-13 for more details. 24 Fixed 10Base-T Ports 1 Fixed 10/100TX Port Management Connections Comprehensive LEDs Figure 1-1 IntraSwitch 5324 front panel Redund
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IntraSwitch Components IntraSwitch 10/100TX Port The auto-negotiating 10/100TX port allows for the connection Components of a 10Base-T or a 100Base-T (Fast Ethernet) device. See “10/ 100TX Port” on page 2-7 for more information. 10Base-T Ports The 24 fixed 10Base-T ports allow for the connection of 10Base- T Ethernet devices. See “10Base-T Ports” on page 2-7 for more information. Management Connections The Console port can be used for out-of-band management of the IntraSwitch. See “Out-of-B
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Introduction Configuration/ The IntraSwitch 5324 can be managed through standard out-of- band sessions through the Console port, via in-band Telnet Management sessions, or via any SNMP-based management software program (such as IntraSpection™). Console/Telnet Management The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is used to manage the IntraSwitch 5324. The SNMP agent supports database objects that are defined in the following Management Information Bases (MIBs): ❏ MIB II (RFC 1213) ❏ Br
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Switching Capacity Switching Each 10Base-T port forwards Ethernet minimum-sized 64-byte packets at the maximum attainable rate of 14,880 packets per Capacity second (pps). The 10/100 port can forward 64-byte packets at 148,000pps. The IntraSwitch 5324 fully supports the 802.1d transparent Ethernet bridging standard. IEEE 802.1d compliance provides automatic address learning, packet filtering, and the Spanning Tree Protocol. Page 1-5
